Jose Mercedes vs. Alex Young — Career Comparison

Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Young
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jose Mercedes built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Young as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Mercedes led in home run suppression (HR9+ 111 vs 69), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 82), and run prevention (ERA+ 108 vs 96). Alex Young held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 122 vs 99). Role difference aside, Jose Mercedes holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jose Mercedes and Alex Young

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.51
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.52
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.58
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.75
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
4.34
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
9.52
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
9.24
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.16
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.59
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
3.44
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
3.44
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
4.79
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
7.75
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2530
39.06
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
39.51
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
5.19
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
5.06
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.88
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2249
34.72
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1089
35.3
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Jose Mercedes and Alex Young

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.74
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.81
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.78
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.26
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.23
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.215
0.215
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Mercedes and Alex Young

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
3662.07
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
19
570
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
3.13
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.63
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.04
-31.17
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.47
-51.03
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
360
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
22
455.17
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1.32
1.32
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Young
Career
Per 600 PA